I've had some requests for help in talking to friends and family who don't get it. Here are some links to help. Here's one: Tags: FRIENDS, Family, talking, convert |
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What we have since Woodrow Wilson changed the American way is Capitalistic Imperialism. Free Enterprise, the system that built America into the world industrial power, is missing in action. Free Enterprise, despite its growing pains, created wealth and spread wealth, created and spread knowledge, spurred progress and entreprenuership, and for the most part established ethic. Capitalistic Imperialism on the other hand hordes wealth, stifles progress, decapitalises the system, creates a cast system and poverty, and evoles a criminal government and subsequently a growing crime rate rift of investment/business scammers. These facts are self-evident; just listen to the newsreports. In order to change this situation we need to change the way we operate. The first step is the elimination of the Federal Income Tax System which is a theft of labor and stored value and has been the springboard to the transfer of wealth, power, and the control of government to the Super big international financers and the Super Big industrial powers; i.e., big ag, big oil, big pharma, big finance (banking, insurance, Wall Street) all of whom are bleeding us dry. In orderfor free enterprise to exist and thrive we need to have the family and local business (including farming) which have disapeared from the face of business in this country. The Nightline TV program di an investigative report throughout the country to find products made in America -- they could barely find any!!! Business cannot operate under the onus of the system we have evolved into. Even the automotive giants have succumbed to the high cost of payroll tax withholding and employer contribution -- they cannot be competetive and cannot change to meet the market demands. Until the American people understand the underlying cause for our economic chaos and put the pressure on the congress we will continue in this downward spiral. The average congressman is getting hundreds of thousands yearly from the lobbyists to do their bidding and they are not working for us the citizenry. So, WAKE UP AMERICA and smell the toxins. Hopefully there is still time to rightenthe ship of state before it sinks entirely.
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Since the "journalists" haven't read the 1,000 plus page long ObamaCare bill and all they want you to believe is that President Obama is going to give everyone free cotton candy and ponies, then, due to their media malpractice, you may not know about the following atrocities in the Bill: "Pg 22 of the Health Care Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self-insure!! Pg 30 Sec 123- THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get. Pg 29 lines 4-16 - YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!! If you ever plan on having cancer or another costly life threatening disease, you may want to read this. THIS SECTION COULD KILL YOU. Pg 42 - The "Health Choices Commissioner" will choose your HC Benefits for you. You have no choice! PG 50 Section 152- HC will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise. Pg 53- Severity (KEY GEM) "If any provision of the Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected." Pg 58 - Govt will have real-time access to individual's finances & a National ID Healthcard will be issued! Pg 59 lines 21-24- Govt will have direct access to your bank accounts for electronic funds transfer PG 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in Unions & community organizations (ACORN). Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Govt is creating an HC Exchange to bring private HC plans under Govt control. PG 84 Sec 203 - Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the Exchange PG 85 Line 7 - Specs for Benefit Levels for Plans = The Govt will ration your Healthcare! PG 91 Lines 4-7- Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services. Example: Translation for illegal aliens Pg 95 Lines 8-18 The Govt will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals. for Govt HC plan. PG 85 Line 7 - Specs of Benefit Levels For Plans. #AARP members- Your Health care WILL be rationed PG 102 Lines 12-18- Medicaid-Eligible Individual will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. No choice. pg 124 lines 24-25 No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Govt Monopoly. pg 127 Lines 1-16- RE: Doctors- The Govt will tell YOU what you can make. Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for HC for part time employees AND their families. Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Employer w/ payroll $400k & above who doesn't provide public option pays 8% tax on all payroll. PG 150 Lines 9-13- Biz w payroll between 251k & 400k who doesn't provide pub. opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income. Pg 170 Lines 1-3 Any NONRESIDENT Alien is EXEMPT from individual taxes. (Americans will pay) Pg 195 -Officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans financial/personal records PG 203 Line 14-15- "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." Yes, it actualy says that. Pg 239 Line 14-24-Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor will be affected. Expendable. Pg 241 Line 6-8- Doctors, doesn't matter what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the same. PG 253 Line 10-18 Govt sets value of Dr's time, professional judgment, etc. Literally sets the value of humans. PG 265 Sec 1131-Govt mandates & controls productivity for private HC industries PG 268 Sec 1141- Fed Govt regulates rental & purchase of power driven wheelchairs. PG 272 SEC. 1145- TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer patients - welcome to rationing! Page 280 Sec 1151- The Govt will penalize hospitals for what Govt deems "preventable re-admissions." Pg 298 Lines 9-11- Doctors, treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission? Govt will penalize you. Pg 317 L 13-20- OMG!! PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Govt tells Drs. what/how much they can own. Pg 317-318 lines 21-25,1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion- Govt is mandating hospitals cannot expand. pg 321 2-13: Hospitals have opportunity to apply for exception BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?!! Pg335 Lines 16-25, Pg 336-339 - Govt mandates establishment of outcome based measures. HC the way they want. Rationing. Pg 341 Lines 3-9: Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Adv Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Govt plan Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs people! WTF. My sister has downs syndrome!! Pg 379 Sec 1191- Govt creates more bureaucracy - "Telehealth Advisory Committee." Can you say HC by phone? PG 425 Lines 4-12 Govt mandates "Advanced Care Planning Consultations." PG 425 the Federal Government will require EVERYONE who is on Social Security to undergo a counseling session every 5 years with the objective being that they will explain to them just how to end their own life earlier. Pg 425 Lines 17-19: Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory! PG 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: Govt provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death. PG 427 Lines 15-24: Govt mandates program for orders for end of life. The Govt has a say in how your life ends. Pg 429 Lines 1-9: An "advanced care planning consult" will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates PG 429 Lines 10-12: "advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from the Government. Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The govt will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order. PG 430 Lines 11-15- The Govt will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life. Pg 469 - Community Based Home Medical Services = Non profit organizations. Hello, ACORN Medical Services here!!? Page 472 Lines 14-17: PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment to a community-based org. Like ACORN? PG 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover Marriage & Family therapy. Which means they will insert Govt into your marriage. Pg 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, rationing those services." PG 502 Section 1181 Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research Established. - Hello Big Brother - Literally. PG 502 Line 5-18 Government builds the "Center" to conduct, support, & synthesize research to define our HealthCare Services. PG 503 Line 13-19 Government will build registries and data networks from YOUR electronic medical records. PG 503 Line 21-25 Government may secure data directly from any department or agency of the US including your data. PG 504 Line 6-10 The "Center" will collect data both published & unpublished (that means public & your private info) PG 506 Line 19-21 The Center will recommend policies that would allow for public access of data PG 518 Line 21-25 The Commission will have input from HealthCare consumer reps - Can you say unions & ACORN? PG 524 18-22 Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund set up. More taxes for ALL. PG 525-620 deals with the Government basically taking over nursing homes, PGs 525-620 deals with the Govt basically taking over nursing homes,long-term care facilities (think assisted living) through regulations of the facilities, the owners of sd facilities, the employees of sd facilities and even the land owners of that sd facilities reside on. Additionally as you read these 90+ pages you can come to the conclusion that any Health related svcs will be determined and rationed by the Govt for our senior citizens and others in nursing homes. This one post should do enough to raise awareness of the control the Govt is exerting over the older population of American citizens. PG 620 Line 1-9 The Government will define, prioritize, and nationalize your Health Care Services. PG 621 Lines 20-25 Government will define what Quality means in HealthCare. Since when does Government know about quality? PG 622 Lines 2-9 To pay for the quality Standards Government will transfer $ from to other Government Trust Funds. More Taxes. PG 624 "Quality" measures shall be designed to assess outcomes & functional status of patients. G 628 Section 1443 Government will give "Multi-Stake Holders" Pre-Rule Making input into Selection of "Quality" Measures. PG 630 9-24/631 1-9 Those Multi-stake holder groups including Unions & groups like ACORN deciding HealthCare quality. PG 632 Lines 14-25 The Government may implement any "Quality measure" of HealthCare Services as they see fit. PG 633 14-25/ 634 1-9 The Secretary may issue non-endorsed "Quality Measures" for Physician Services & Dialysis Services. PG 635 - 653 Physicians Payments Sunshine Provision - Government wants to shine sunlight on Docs but not Government. PG 654-659 Public Reporting on Health Care-Associated Infections - Looks okay. PG 660-671 Doctors in Residency - Government will tell you where your residency will be, thus where you'll live. PG 676-686 Government will regulate hospitals in EVERY aspect of residency programs, including teaching hospitals. PG 686-700 Increased Funding to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. You mean the Government with an $18 mil website? PGs 701-704 Section 1619 If your part of HealthCare plan that isn't in Government HealthCare Exchange but you qualify for Federal aid, no payment. 705-709 SEC. 1128 If Secretary gets complaints (ACORN) on HealthCare provider or supplier, Government can do background check. G 711 Lines 8-14 The Secretary has broad powers to deny HealthCare providers/suppliers admittance into HealthCare Exchange. Pg 719-720 Section 1637 ANY Doctor who orders durable medical equipment or home medical services MUST be enrolled in Medicare. PG 722 Section 1639 Government Mandates Doctors must have face-to-face with patient to certify patient for Home Health Services. PG 724 Lines 16-22 Government reserves right to apply face-to-face certification for patient to ANY other HealthCare service. PG 724 23-25 PG 725 1-5 The same Government certifications will apply to medicaid & CHIP (your kids) Pg 735 lines 16-25 For law enforcement purposes, the Secretary of Health & Human Services will give Attorney General access to ALL data. PG 740-757 Government sets guidelines for subsidizing the uninsured (That's your tax dollars peeps) Pg 757-762 Fed Government will shift burden of payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) to States. (Taxes) Page 763 1-8 No DS/EA hospitals will be paid unless they provide services without regard to national origin Pg 765 Section 1711 Government will require Preventative Services including vaccines. (Choice?) Pg 768 Section 1713 Government - Nurse Home Visitation Services (Hello union paybacks) Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - "increasing birth intervals between pregnancies." Government Abortions anyone? Pg 769 11-14 Nurse Home Visit Services include-economic self-sufficiency, employment advancement, school-readiness. Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - "increasing birth intervals between pregnancies." Government ABORTIONS anyone? Pg 770 SEC 1714 Federal Government mandates eligibility for State Family Planning Services. Say abortion & State Sovereign. Pg 789-797 Government will set & mandate drug prices, controlling which drugs will brought to market. Bye innovation Pgs 797-800 SEC. 1744 PAYMENTS for grad medical education. The government will now control Drs education. PG 801 Sec 1751 The Government will decide which Health care conditions will be paid. Say RATION! Pg 810 SEC. 1759. Billing Agents, clearinghouses, etc. required to register. Government takes over private payment system. Page 820-824 Sec 1801 Government will identify individuals ineligible for subsidies. Will access all personal finances. Pg 824-829 SEC. 1802. Government Sets up Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund. Another tax black hole. PG 829-833 Government will impose a fee on ALL private health insurance plans including self insured to pay for Trust Fund! PG 835 11-13 fees imposed by Government for Trust Fund shall be treated as if they were taxes. 838-840 Government will design & implement Home Visitation Program for families with young kids & families expecting kids. PG 844-845 This Home Visitation Program includes Government coming into your house & telling you how to parent!!! Pg 859 Government will establish a Public Health Fund at a cost of $88,800,000,000. Yes thats Billion. PG 865 to 876 The NHS Corps is a program where Drs. perform mandatory HealthCare for 2 years for part loan repayment. PG 876-892 The Government takes over the education of our Medical students and Drs. PG 898 The Government will establish a Public Health Workforce Corps. to ensure supply of public health professionals. PG 898 The Public health workforce corps shall consist of officers of Regular & Reserve Corps of Service. 898 The Public health workforce corps shall consist of civilian employees of the U.S. as Secretary deems. PG 900 The Public Health Workforce Corps includes veterinarians. 901 The Public Health Workforce Corps WILL include commissioned Regular & Reserve Officers. HealthCare Draft? PG 910 The Government will develop, build & run Public Health Training Centers. PG 913-914 Government starts a HealthCare affirmative action program thru guise of diversity scholarships. PG 915 SEC. 2251. Government MANDATES Cultural & linguistic competency training for HealthCare professionals. Pg 932 The Government will establish Preventative & Wellness Trust fund - intial cost of $30,800,000,000-Billion. PG 935 21-22 Government will identify specific goals & objectives for prevention & wellness activities. Control You!! PG 936 Government will develop "Healthy People & National Public Health Performance Standards" Tell me what to eat? PG 942 Lines 22-25 More Government? Offices of Surgeon General -Public Health Services, Minority Health, Women's Health - THIS MEANS TAX DOLLARS USED TO PAY FOR ALL ABORTIONS. PG 950- 980 BIG Government core public health infrastructure includes workforce capacity, lab systems; health information systems, etc PG 993 Government will establish school based health clinics. Your kids wont have a chance. PG 994 School Based Health Clinic will be integrated into the school environment. Say Government Brainwash! PG 1001 The Government will establish a National Medical Device Registry. Will you be tracked? PG 1003 9-11 National Medical Dev Reg ''(iii) other postmarket device surveillance activities" you WILL be tracked. PG 1018 States give up some of their State Sovereignty. PEOPLE, THIS IS IT. YOU CAN NO LONGER IGNORE THIS BLATANT TAKEOVER OF OUR COUNTRY. This is not about health-care, it is about the POWER OF THE STATE. I beg you if you've never read Animal Farm, 1984 and Atlas Shrugged please, please, do. IT IS TIME TO TAKE TO THE STREETS. God help us all. Continue reading to learn about the racial preferences mandated by the bill. The Democrats' health care bill creates a very significant financial incentive for medical schools and other entities to lower admission standards for "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups" if that is what it takes to have the winning "demonstrated record". On page 879-880, the bill states that the Secretary of Health and Human Services: "shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those students, interns, residents or physicians who plan to work in or teach in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics." On page 881-882 the bill states: "In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds." On page 883 the bill states: On page 884-885 the bill states: "In awarding grants and contracts . . . the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of training . . . individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds . . . ." On page 887-889 the bill states that the "Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program for oral health professionals, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those professionals who plan to work in or teach general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, or dental hygiene, to establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units (including departments, divisions, or other appropriate units) in the specialties of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, to operate a loan repayment program for full-time faculty in a program of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry." On page 889-890 the bill states: "In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds." On page 908-909 the bill states: "The Secretary shall award grants and contracts to eligible entities" to do the same things for the field of public health as the Secretary can do for dentistry. On page 909 the bill states: "In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds."
Categories: Civil Liberties, Domestic Policy, Health Freedom, Democratic Party, Action Item, Socialism Tags: affordable, obamacare, Obama, Care, health, Healthcare, Universal |
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Honestly I don't want to have to reporduce my posts in two locations so I'll just dump the address for my blog here... http://blog.christopherburg.com/ Tags: |
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I've heard excuses from legislators in the past couple of days about why they voted against Medical Marijuana. Now, I've never seen the pot issue as one to hold up as a banner. But it's just not something to criminalize. Since the "Governor's Opening," that season which commences ten minutes before an incumbent's press conference announcing he is not seeking re-election, I have received the requisite phone calls from the candidates seeking support. They tend to volunteer that they would have supported medical marijuana -- this is not something I ask them -- but mumble about problems with the bill's wording. I have not gotten a call from Emmer, but understand he has a similar stand. So when I read this about Mark Buesgens today, well, you be the judge:
I've known Mark for about ten years and always trusted him. Now I know my instincts were right. Categories: Republican Party, State Legislation Tags: Buesgens, medical marijuana, LEADERSHIP |
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[Thanks to Mark in CD6 for sharing this by email. nd]
Ron Paul's Statement on H Res 489 Regarding Tiananmen Square, June 3, 2009: I rise to oppose this unnecessary and counter-productive resolution regarding the 20th anniversary of the incident in China's Tiananmen Square. In addition to my concerns over the content of this legislation, I strongly object to the manner in which it was brought to the floor for a vote. While the resolution was being debated on the House floor, I instructed my staff to obtain a copy so that I could read it before the vote. My staff was told by no less than four relevant bodies within the House of Representatives that the text was not available for review and would not be available for another 24 hours. It is unacceptable for Members of the House of Representatives to be asked to vote on legislation that is not available for them to read!
Heroically, he stands up for non-intervention and against hypocrisy on this resolution that passed 396 to 1.
Categories: Ron Paul, Foreign Policy, Civil Liberties, US Constitution, Ethics, Federal Legislation, World Affairs, Congress Tags: |
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Each month, the Secretary of State releases openings on various boards and commissions in the state. Until we have strong representation at the state capital and can eliminate this bureaucratic nonsense (such as the Task Force to make recommendations on forms or the Board to make recommendations for another Board), we can participate on them and bring our principles of limited government to the other members, and the spending and regulations that come out of them. Look, apply, engage. http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/june_2009_press_release.pdf Categories: Grassroots News, Action Item, State Legislation Tags: Boards, Commissions, bureaucracy |
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http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/may_2009_press_release.pdf This month, it's a long list: 44 openings! These boards and commissions generally oversee and/or control the spending of state money (i.e., OUR money). They are also a good place to gain experience if you are interested in serving in public office in the future. Please check the list and consider applying if there's an opening that matches your expertise and/or experience.
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What an honor to be among patriots. Today we met with Mike Osskopp District Director for Rep John Kline. We had preambled the meeting with several contacts to the Minnesota staff: 1. Early this Saturday an email requesting a meeting on HR1207. 2. A phone conversation with staff yesterday AM explaining that we would be bringing in petitions and several constituents in support of the bill. 3. An email this AM to staff listing who likely would join us. 4. An email at 12PM to Mike Osskopp with details on the bill including current co-sponsors, and that more people may spontaneously show up for our 2PM meeting. I ended the email to the District Director with, "It would be great to hear from you today that John has signed on to HR 1207". 12 Patriots showed up for our 1:30 PM planning meeting. We went in to meet with Mike Osskopp at 1:55. We all crowded into his office. The first words out of Mike's mouth, "John has signed on as a co-sponsor to HR 1207!" We had a good rousing discussion about the Bail out vote, the Farm Bill, and following the Constitution (Thank you Michael Nietzel for your courage!). The meeting ended with the District Director asking us to keep him particularly informed about legislation that we feel strong about since he is with the Congressman every weekend that he is home. Osskopp can educate the Congressman like no other. I want to thank Mike Osskopp for his efforts, staffer Brooke Dorobiala for setting up the meeting, Rep Kline's DC staff for quickly reviewing the materials and getting it to the Congressman promply with a yes recommendation. On our end thank you to everyone in CD2 who signed Petitions and got them to me before the meeting. Very special thanks to Rep. John Kline for signing on and to the following men who joined in the effort today. Tom Dippel - HD57A, Trevor Johnson - SD40, Ayrlahn Johnson - HD40A, Francis Klinkner - SD37, Chuck Devaney - HD35, Mike Overland - CD5 (HR 1207 Coordinator), Michael Neitzel - SD38, Bryan Mork - SD35, Leon Moe - SD57, Jeff Miner - SD 35 (And, I'm sorry I know that I am missing someone) Who said that Petitions don't mean much? We had a stack of nearly 60 of them that we left with the Congressional staff. Having developed a relationship with the Congressional staff doesn't hurt either. Having done the work we earned the right to effect change. Kudos to Marianne Stebbins our State Coordinator and to the other MN CD Coordinators for your support. Thanks to Jesse, Debbie, Deb, and all at C4L HQ. This is your victory too. PS: We focused on 'Hard Republicans' as C4L HQ suggested for our Petitions. These are people who have fought the battles, got elected to a party position whether State Central Delegate, local BPOU leader, or regular delegate or alternate. These folks' names mean more to GOP elected officials than just the average person on the street. As HQ explained 'hard Republicans' have 100 to 1 impact vs any name.
Terry McCall MN CD2 C4L Coordinator Categories: Ron Paul, Campaign For Liberty, Republican Party, Grassroots News, Action Item, US Constitution, Federal Legislation, Voting, Economy, Monetary Policy, Congress Tags: congress, Fed, hr1207 |
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Can anyone confirm that Ben Franklin actually said this: "The Colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament, which has caused in the Colonies hatred of England and the Revolutionary War."
There are conflicting accounts on the web.....some people claim Frankin never said this. Thanks and regards, John S
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Do C4Lers know how to make videos? Are you kidding?
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"The truth is not an obstacle for someone such as me, she said, Like many Americans, I've tried to maintain some new habits since the first of January. One of my resolutions was to avoid listening to the news. I know that sounds a rather ignorant choice, but it just makes my blood boil - and that's not healthy. When I listen to the news, especially to elected officials, I end up shouting back at the television or radio and looking for something to throw. I remain informed in other ways that are better for my health - and my personal possessions. So last night was a real test when my husband turned on President Obama's press conference during supper. The result was predictable - I was mad, early and often. Usually I'm stirred up by the it-feels-good rhetoric, unsupported premises, and flagrant disregard for the Constitution. There was plenty of that last night, but something else that just chilled me with its implications: ignoring the truth. In one example, President Obama responded to the first question about having a crisis that we "would be unable to reverse": Really? Japan spent trillions on infrastructure projects, taking their government spending as a percentage of GDP from about 31% to 34% in only two years (1991-1993). I keep returning to The Road to Serfdom and it's hard to believe it was written over 50 years ago. It seems more like an astute commentary of our times, especially with a chapter on "The End of Truth." How many people listened to that same sentence from President Obama last night and thought, "well, that does it - we can't make the same mistake as Japan! We need this stimulus plan now!" It's one thing to interpret facts or present only the ones that support your case, but to change them completely? President Obama also said, "although there are some politicians who are arguing that we don't need a stimulus, there are very few economists who are making that argument" [emphasis added] AND "most economists almost unanimously recognize that ... government is an important element of introducing some additional demand into the economy." [emphasis added] It seems he must have missed the full page Cato Institute ad signed by hundreds of economists, included some Nobel laureates. These are only two examples from last night that had me shaking a fireplace poker at the screen. The Campaign for Liberty already has a tough task to education our fellow citizens about how government and monetary systems really work. Most people are unaware of the true nature of these systems, and simply need them introduced and explained. How much harder is it going to be if we first have to expose lies? Hayek wrote "the most effective way of making everybody serve the single system of ends toward which the social plan is directed is to make everybody believe in those ends." I would like to convince people to believe in certain ends, too, but I intend to get there with the truth. Categories: Ethics, Current Events, Philosophy, Economy Tags: |
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Minnesota Liberty Types ("My Friends" ;-), MN C4L is planning a free market economics conference for the end of January/beginning of February. The goal is to provide a full understanding to us all of why the free market serves the economy far better than government "solutions," and the second presentation will boil down everything we learned into bite-sized pieces we can take out and serve up to our neighbors, family, friends and grocery store line-mates in ten seconds to two minutes, aka the sales method. The end goal of this conference and our continuing education is to prepare the voting public to elect liberty candidates in two and four years. We can play around with party politics all we want, but if we try to run a liberty candidate in two or four years with the same electorate, we have no reason to expect better results. We must prepare the field and sow the seads if we are to reap the rewards. We're working on lining up a well-versed speaker for this conference, where we hope to see 500 or more of you, but are still at the stage where we can take recommendations. Is there someone in particular you feel best explains free market economics (aka the Austrian School)? Email me. In liberty, Marianne Categories: Campaign For Liberty, Education, Finance, Grassroots News, Economy, Monetary Policy Tags: |
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The Seattle Times has an interesting tool to look up earmarks made by each Federal legislator, dubbed The Favor Factory. Here are Minnesota's:
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While not the smartest liberty lover out there, I try to keep up on my reading. This is still, hands down, one of my favorite essays. http://www.scribd.com/doc/33754/Milksop-Nation-Jack-Gordon Categories: Civil Liberties, Just For Fun, Philosophy Tags: |
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Find a local liberty candidate and help them get elected. Don't know of a good candidate near you? Check out: www.mnforliberty.com www.rlc.org/endorsements/candidates/mn-endorsements-08 Categories: Election News Tags: |
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Yesterday's Star Tribune reports on Rosella Sonsteby, a rebel running for mayor of Andover, MN at age 92.  She's not crazy about youngsters like John McCain or Barack Obama, but she's hoping Ron Paul will make a comeback in this presidential election. Rosella, you have two decades on the good doctor, so there's always a chance, if not necessarily for this election. Categories: Ron Paul, Grassroots News, Just For Fun Tags: |
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